front dif fluid?

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offroadohio
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front dif fluid?

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What should I be filling my front dif with? I replaced the LF axle today and there is very little to no no fluid in the frotn dif, does it get auto transmission fluid, or does it get gear oil?
teranfirbt
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Re: front dif fluid?

Post by teranfirbt »

According to the handy factory service manual that I downloaded from the home page, the front diff in an auto Tercel is separate from the transmission and uses plain ol 80-90W.
offroadohio
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Re: front dif fluid?

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Ok. I figured it would take gear oil instead of atf otherwise they probably wouldnt have seperated it from the trans.

Thanks
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